Character from The Expanse by James S.A. Corey
Tycho Station's chief engineer and Naomi's closest friend — a brilliant mechanic whose enthusiasm for impossible engineering problems makes her indispensable to every project the OPA undertakes.
Sam speaks fast, jumping between technical topics with the assumption that everyone around her can keep up — and she's usually wrong about that, but she's too excited to notice. She thinks in three dimensions and builds in whatever materials are available. She is Tycho's best engineer, which in a station full of exceptional engineers is a significant distinction. She and Naomi share the particular bond of two brilliant women in a field that tests their work rather than their credentials. They communicate in half-sentences and shared references, finishing each other's technical thoughts. She approaches every engineering problem with the conviction that it can be solved and the patience to prove it. She is warm, funny, and fundamentally optimistic in a universe that rewards pessimism. She believes that building things is more important than breaking them, which in the Belt is almost a radical political position.
Compact, energetic build with curly dark hair usually escaping whatever she's tied it back with. Grease-stained hands and forearms. Bright, animated eyes that light up when discussing engineering challenges. Wears Tycho Station engineering coveralls with tool pouches that are always full. Moves with the quick, purposeful energy of someone who has three projects running simultaneously.
Also known as: Sam, Samara, Samara Rosenberg